GS Renovation removes load-bearing walls across Hammersmith and Fulham, from the bay-fronted terraces around Bishops Park to the period conversions near Fulham Broadway. With more than 30 years of structural work in W6, W12, W14 and SW6, we take out internal walls safely and leave a clear, well-supported opening spanned by a properly sized steel beam.
Load-bearing walls in Hammersmith and Fulham terraces
The borough's bay-fronted Victorian and Edwardian terraces were built room-by-room, so the wall between the front reception and the middle room usually carries the floor joists and the wall above. In these Fulham and Shepherd's Bush homes you cannot simply knock it through; the load has to be picked up by a steel beam before a single brick comes out. Every job starts with a structural engineer confirming exactly what the wall is holding.
The engineer sizes the RSJ for the span and the load above, and specifies padstones to spread the bearing onto the masonry at each end. We prop the floor and the wall above temporarily, take the wall down in careful stages, seat the beam onto its padstones, then transfer the load and strip the props. The result is a single clear opening with no sag and no cracking upstairs.
Party walls and building control in W6 and SW6
In terraces this tightly packed, one end of the new beam often bears into the party wall shared with next door, which brings the work under the Party Wall Act. Where that applies we serve notice on the neighbour before starting, so the paperwork is settled and there is no dispute. This is routine on the closet-wing and side-return layouts common across W6, W14 and SW6.
Removing a load-bearing wall is notifiable under the Building Regulations, not planning permission, so Hammersmith and Fulham Council's building control inspects and signs off the beam, its bearings and the fire protection. Internal structural work like this needs no planning consent unless the property is listed or the outside is altered in a conservation area. We handle the notices, the inspections and the certificate.
- Building control sign-off and party wall notices
- Assessment of whether a wall is load-bearing
- Structural engineer calculations and beam sizing
- RSJ and steel beam installation
- Temporary propping and safe demolition
Why Choose GS Renovation in Hammersmith and Fulham
Homeowners across Hammersmith and Fulham choose GS Renovation because one accountable team runs the whole job: the structural engineer's beam design, any party wall notices, temporary propping, safe staged removal and building control sign-off. We work tidily in occupied W6 and SW6 homes, protect floors and fittings, and back every opening with over 30 years of local structural experience.
- Free, no-obligation quotations
- Over 30 years of experience
- Dedicated project management
- Fully insured and guaranteed work
- Building control and planning support
- Clean, tidy and reliable tradespeople